Combined coal-hod and ash-sifter.



N. D. HENLEY.

eomamso COAL HOD AND ASH SIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 19 16- l,244,605. Patented Oct. 30,1917.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NANNm D. HENLEY,

a citizen of the United. States, residing-vat Richmond, in the county of Henr co and State of Virginia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Combined Coal- Hods and Ash-Sifters, of which the follow- :ing is a-specification, reference being'had 'to the accompanying drawings. .7 o

- This invention'is a combined coal hod and 1 ing the shaking bottom;

ash sifter. i

The usual or'customary mode of taking out ashes and sifting them is by using a solid bottom hod carrying the ashes therein to a separate receptacle for. sifting. This involves two operations, Lone of putting the ashes into the hod and then dumping them into the ash sifter, which is not economical of either labor orztimev .1 s

This inventlon aims to provlde economical means "for sifting ashes by saving at least one operation in the handling of the ashes.

7 Another object is to provide a device whereby the sifted portions, cinders, un-

burnt and partly burned coals are retained within a hod ready for use again.

A still further object is to provide a hod adapted to sift ashes deposited therein-without the necessity of dumping into any receptacle for separate sifting. Another purpose of the invention is to provide a sifting hod with an ash receiving receptacle removably attached to the lower'portion of the hod, said receptacle forming a convenient means for dumping into the final receiving ash can.

The invention broadly stated comprises a hod provided with a foraminous bottom adapted to be shaken or partly rotated in a horizontal plane, pins projecting inwardly and cooperating with the bottom, a handle, to shake or rotate the bottom and an ash receptacle adapted to cooperate with the lower portions of the hod, said receptacle being provided on one side near the upper or open edge with an inverted T-slot to receive the handle and the bottom of the re Specification of Letters Patent.

.ceptacle beingprovided with a removable a '7 In order tomore effectually break up V Patented oeaso, 1917;; s

Application filed Apri1=12, 1916. t'selial N0. 90,751.

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A practical formvof the invention is illustratedin the accompanying drawings,

,1 Figure'l, is a perspectiveview :of tl 1e hod and receptacle,., showing the shaking handle;

Fig.2 is a'top plan view ofthehod showing, the foraminousbottom; i I J Fig; 3 is a sectional view of the hod show-s s Fig. 4:;isa sectionalview ofthe receptacl to show the slide.

- taking up ashes; it is usual ,in al house hold to employa .hod with a solidqbottom;v

butyinf this invention, the usual yor customary form of .hod, 5 may be employed which has foraminous bottom fi which is adapted to be partly rotated or 'shakenlwith in the hod 5. This foraminous bottom 6 may be retained in positionby. 'suitablei pins the contents of the hod, suitable projecting pins 8 may be employed. As the bottom 6 is preferably made circular in outline, it will be adapted to be rotated in a horizontal plane by means of a handle 9. Thisrhandle 9 projects outwardly in any convenient manner for shaking and is shown projecting through a slot 10 formed near the lower edge of the hod 5.

' To cooperate with the hod, there is an ash receptacle 11 provided which may be removably attached in any convenient or suitable manner to the hod 5 which, when combined or attached to the hod, forms a separable unit. Near the upper edge of the receptacle there is formed an inverted T-slot 12, which has its longer axis in a horizontal plane. The handle 9 is adapted to be moved within the longer axis in order to shake or properly rotate the foraminous bottom 6. The receptacle 11 maybe formed in any convenient manner or shape, though it is preferred to make it cylindrical and of sufficient height to contain the ashes which may be sifted into it from the hod. Thebottom 13 of the re eptacle. 1]. is provided with a suita le opening therein which may be closed by means of a slide 14 insertible from the ex terior of the can. This slide 14 is provided with a handle 15 of any convenient form or shape;v A

In the practical? use of this device, the

removal of ashes from a household stove,

the hod and the receptacle are connected together and the ashes upon being shaken from the stove are placed-within the hod.

The hod is then taken to some convenient place; thehand-leS is actuated to rotatethe fo'rarninofis bbttoin ofthe hod and the finer particles are caused to pa e through the foraminous openings and drop into the re c'eptacle positioned beneath. After the cio'ntents of the hod have been thoroughly sifted of (seat re'maifltherein; the hod is detached from the receptacle. The receptacle is then ash can such as is'usi'ia lly employed households and the slide is withdrawn,

thereby dropping-the contents 'ofthe recepwere into the ash ean; The 'hod and receptacle are again attached together and; the

hod will eonteiusucli'materia-l as may be used again for com'bl'istion' purposes. Mireh'lator issavede thereby as'well-f as a eaisi'deratie saving in fuel.' y

Minor-chan%s in form and details ofconstiii'fion may resoitied to smming-withthe scope spirit of theappended Wi tnesse'si- What is claimed is 1. The combination with a hod having a movable ash sifting plate constituting the bottom thereof and provided with an operating handle,,of an ash receptacle having means for cooperative engagement by said handle whereby the hod and receptacle are detachably connected to each other.

2. The combination with a hod having a movable ash sifting plate constituting the horizontal slot in itsvertical: wall and avertical slot" communicating centrally with, the

horizontal slot andopening upon the upper edgdcfsaid wall said slots-being adapted to receive the handle of the si-fter plate,- said "handle b'eingi-eciprocable. in the hon'i-z'ontah slot and constituting means for-detachably connecting the hod and receptacle to each other." 7

Intestimony whereof I hereunto afliX: my

"signature-in the presence. of-two-witnesses.

'NANNIE' D. HENLEY.

*Mrs. CHASTAIN La. NOR'DIHt-Ny.

JULIA B. HENLEY;

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